MANURING AND FERTILIZING 



dry weather. Sown In late July in the North 

 they will produce a great bulk of humus and 

 add much moisture to the soil, especially if they 

 cover the ground well. Their broad, abundant 

 leaves and high tops also hold the snow well 

 In winter. Cow Horn Is the best variety of 

 turnips to use, as It Is a large, rank grower. 

 Use one to two pounds of seed to the acre. 

 Rape makes an excellent pasture crop In an 

 orchard both for sheep and hogs, but especially 

 for the former. Eight or nine pounds of seed 

 are necessary to the acre. 



Barley, oats, and millet are not as good crops 

 as the foregoing, because, with the possible ex- 

 ception of millet, they make their best growth 

 early In the season. Moreover they take up 

 too much moisture from the soil at a time when 

 the tree most needs this moisture. In fact they 

 are sometimes used for this specific purpose on 

 wet land In too wet seasons. Two to two and 

 one half bushels of oats or barley and one to 

 one and one half bushels of millet to the acre 

 are necessary for a good seeding. 



Although weeds can hardly be classified as 



cover crops, they are often valuable ones. They 



grow rapidly and rank, making a large bulk 



of humus, without the expense of seeding. If 



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